Tensions rise on Thai-Myanmar border over alleged incursion
6 hours ago · Photo via Matichon. The Thai-Myanmar border in the Pai district of the northern province of Mae Hong Son is experiencing heightened tensions after the United Wa State Army (UWSA), also known as Red Wa, reportedly encroached on Thai territory.. ThaiRath reported today, November 26, that the Shan State National Army (SSNA) revealed the situation along the border at Doi Nong Luang and Doi Hua Ma ...
39 foreigners escape Myanmar online scam centre, cross into Thailand …
23 hours ago · Thirty-nine foreigners have fled an online scam centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police said on Monday. Scam ...
Myanmar military loses control of key town on Thai border, rebels ... - CNN
Apr 12, 2024 · About 200 soldiers abandoned their base in the southeastern town of Myawaddy and have been pushed to the No 2. Friendship Bridge linking Myanmar to Thailand following an attack Wednesday night...
The Irrawaddy - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia
6 days ago · Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government.
Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but ... - Associated Press News
Mar 25, 2024 · Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, sending ten trucks over the border from the northern province of Tak in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting.
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after …
Apr 20, 2024 · Officials in Thailand say about 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas.
Thailand is now the Myanmar junta’s favored banking …
Jun 28, 2024 · International banks are playing a significant role in the Myanmar military junta’s ability to carry out its systematic and deadly assault on the people, a new United Nations-backed report has...
Thailand says deliveries of humanitarian aid to war-wracked Myanmar …
Feb 8, 2024 · MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to suffering civilians in war-torn Myanmar, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said Thursday after inspecting the planned staging area in the northern Thai province of Tak.
Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, …
Apr 20, 2024 · Thai police say the latest violence was triggered when Karen groups launched an attack against Myanmar troops. Fighting has broken out between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups near...
Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border …
April 11 (Reuters) - About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of...